France summons Iran’s ambassador over supermarket fridge ‘sabotage’
Summary
France summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest a cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at more than 700 French supermarkets on October 11 and 12. France blamed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps cyber unit and said it would seek EU sanctions, while prosecutors pursue an investigation and international arrest warrants.Key Facts
- The attack remotely triggered abnormal, prolonged defrost cycles in supermarket refrigerators.
- Spoiled perishable food cost retailers millions of euros, according to the article.
- The supermarket groups affected included E-Leclerc, Intermarche, Carrefour, Monoprix and Cooperative U.
- French prosecutors opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, an IRGC cyber unit, and requested international arrest warrants for two officials.
- France’s foreign minister said the government could take further measures to deter attacks.
- Similar temperature spikes were reported at stores in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden on November 2.
- The source of recent false bomb alerts that disrupted European flights has not been determined.
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